During the Greek and Roman units, students will be studying the foundations of modern civilizations including the study of art, history, philosophy, government, and architecture. Through a unit long simulation, students will engage in various activities in coordination with other "city-states" in order to acheive different goals.  Rivalry between the city-states is what often defined these cultures, and this aspect is clearly highlighted throughout the simulation.  At the end of the unit, one of the city-states will be designated the winner because of their accumulated points.  Highlights of this chapter include:

* Study of the Greek Gods and how the oracles played an instrumental role in the Greek concept of "Fate".

*  The Athenian Academy and the various stages one went through to achieve citizenship.  Students will be required to study and remember the Greek alphabet for this segment.

*  Students will engage in debate through the study of the Greek Assembly, the descision making body in ancient Greece.

* Greek architecture will be reviewed, and students will be asked to participate in cooperative work to build a "Pasta Parthanon", a religious temple in their city-state.

*  The work of the Philosophers will be studied at length, highlighted with a class simulation of the trial of Socrates.   In doing so, comparisons will be made between the Greek and Roman system of justice and the U.S. system of justice.

*  Students will look at the lack of community that eventually would lead to the downfall of the Greek civilization, including the reign of both Phillip the II and Alexander the Great. 

* The Roman system of government will be examined at length, including relationships that helped to create one of the world's most dominant empires.